Trump voters cite "economic anxiety"

[Yavin4]

Is this the economic anxiety that they're talking about??

1. Ford F-150 tops US sales chart again

In 2023, Ford sold 750,789 F-Series models, up 14.8 per cent from the year before. The Blue Oval unfortunately didn’t break out figures for the all-electric Lightning or the hybrid variants, but claims they were the best-selling electric and hybrid pickups last year.

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/ford-f-150-tops-us-sales-chart-again-but-theres-an-asterisk

2. Airlines for America Anticipates Record Air Travel This Spring - MARCH 19, 2024

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, projects that U.S. airlines will carry a record-setting 167.1 million travelers (~2.7 million each day) during the 2024 spring travel period, March 1 – April 30. This new record will mark a 6 percent increase over the 2023 spring travel season when 157.4 million travelers (~2.6 million each day) took to the skies.

https://www.airlines.org/news-update/airlines-for-america-anticipates-record-air-travel-this-spring/


3. Cruises - United States

It is projected that the revenue in the Cruises market will reach US$24.70bn in 2024 in the United States.
Further, it is expected that the revenue will exhibit an annual growth rate (CAGR 2024-2029) of 5.57%, ultimately resulting in a market volume of US$32.39bn by 2029.

https://www.statista.com/outlook/mmo/travel-tourism/cruises/united-states#:~:text=Cruises%20%2D%20United%20States-,United%20States,to%20be%20US$1.45k.


4. DISNEYLAND’S FINANCIAL MAGIC: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PARK’S ANNUAL EARNINGS - Aug 9, 2024

In 2023, Disney Parks overall earned a whopping $8.95 billion in operating income. Using Disneyland’s substantial 22.37% attendance share from 2022 as a benchmark, it’s estimated that the beloved park contributed around $2 billion in net profit in 2023. That’s enough pixie dust to make any accountant’s eyes sparkle!

Breaking it down, that’s approximately $5.48 million every single day, or about $228,310 an hour. Even when you narrow it down to seconds, the park manages to pull in about $63.42. Truly staggering numbers for a place that began as a visionary dream sketched on a napkin by Walt Disney!

5. FanDuel increases U.S. market projection by 70% to $39 billion 10.18.2024

The one with the broadest impact came from FanDuel CEO Amy Howe, who said the company had revised its forecast of the U.S. sportsbook TAM (total addressable market) at maturity in 2030 from the $23 billion that it set two years ago to $39 billion, an increase of 70%. That projection assumes that 80% of U.S. adults are able to bet online legally by then, a reasonable assumption that is the same as it was two years ago.

But the price of eggs though...

[J_William_Ryan]

1. "economic anxiety"

The firehose of disinformation and lies from the right.

[Dem4life1234]

2. My ass

They are too stupid for words. Wait until his cabal gets in and watch what they will do with the economy, bunch of ignorant ninnies.

[Lovie777]

3. It's on them now................

next four years............

[yaesu]

4. Knuckleheads. nt

[Keepthesoulalive]

5. As our mothers used to say

I’ll give you economic anxiety and you won’t like it.

[Abnredleg]

6. Some people are doing well

Others, not so much. I realize that many are insinuating that the economy is good so Trump voters must be lying to hid their true motives but that is a dangerous connection to make. Yes, many MAGA are racists, but that does not negate the real economic pressures and fears that many in this country feel. It’s the ones who can’t afford to buy new houses, autos or go on cruises who are migrating to Trump.

The facts you present represent the national economy, not people’s personal economies, and it is the latter that drives voting.

[Yavin4]

11. The numbers in these stories show that there are more people doing well economically than what is being reported.

People under economic stress do not buy brand new Ford F150 trucks, the lowest start at $36K. It's Trump's supporters that buy these trucks.

Also, whenever Dems propose real measures that would indeed help most people financially, ACA, more public transportation, free college, etc., these same people cry about socialism and vote against that.

[Abnredleg]

12. Exit polling shows that is not the case

In the 2024 election, voters made their decision based on what political strategists long considered to be the central issue of every presidential campaign: the economy.

Exit polls on Tuesday showed a stark partisan divide. Some two-thirds (67%) of voters said the condition of the economy was “not good/poor,” and only 32% thought the economy was “excellent/good.” Among those who viewed the economy negatively, 69% were Republicans and 29% were Democrats, according to the same poll. Only 8% of those with a positive outlook on the economy were Republican while a whopping 91% of people who felt the economy was doing well were Democrats.

Those numbers presaged an insurmountable hurdle for the incumbent Democratic Party. And it appears Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t outrun the negative sentiment.

The actual state of economic play is more complex. Inflation has come down to 2.4% from a high of 9% in June 2022. But that means prices are growing more slowly, not that they’re low.

https://fortune.com/2024/11/06/trump-harris-economy-voters-hispanic-prices-consumers-election-negative/

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Yeah, but the profit isn't getting down to them, and it won't either in the next four years.

[roamer65]

8. Let's deliver them some REAL economic angst.

Start slashing your budgets, folks.

Let’s deliver them a big, bouncing TRUMPCESSION.

[cornball 24]

9. Hello sheeple. Can you say "corporate greed"? Who you gonna blame when dump

deports all the hard working people that make necessities available. Damn! I can't process the stupidity that surrounds us.

[macwriter]

10. Nope. Not buying it.

They just don't want to admit it's because she is a woman of color. Plain and simple